JP3243836B2 - Speaker cable - Google Patents
Speaker cableInfo
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- JP3243836B2 JP3243836B2 JP13683692A JP13683692A JP3243836B2 JP 3243836 B2 JP3243836 B2 JP 3243836B2 JP 13683692 A JP13683692 A JP 13683692A JP 13683692 A JP13683692 A JP 13683692A JP 3243836 B2 JP3243836 B2 JP 3243836B2
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Description
【0001】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、オーディオ用アンプと
スピーカーとを接続するスピーカーケーブルに関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a speaker cable for connecting an audio amplifier and a speaker.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】近年、アンプとスピーカーとを接続する
方式として、バイワイヤリング接続と称する方式が用い
られるようになってきた。このバイワイヤリング接続方
式は、1台のアンプからの出力を片チャンネル2系統に
分け、それぞれスピーカーの中高音域用端子と低音域用
端子に接続するもので、低音域用ウーハーからの逆起電
力が中高音域用スピーカーに影響するのを防止し、良好
な音質を得ようとするものである。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a method called bi-wiring connection has been used as a method for connecting an amplifier and a speaker. In this bi-wiring connection system, the output from one amplifier is divided into two channels per channel and connected to the mid-to-high range terminal and low range terminal of the speaker, respectively. The back electromotive force from the low range woofer To prevent the sound from affecting the speakers for the mid-high range, and to obtain good sound quality.
【0003】かかるバイワイヤリング接続方式による
と、片チャンネルで中高音域用と低音域用に2本必要
で、左右のチャンネルで計4本のケーブルが必要とな
る。According to such a bi-wiring connection system, two cables are required for one channel for the middle and high frequency ranges and one for the low frequency range, and a total of four cables are required for the left and right channels.
【0004】スピーカーケーブルとしては、導体断面積
が大きい方が低音域再生に向いており、バイワイヤリン
グ接続方式では、低音域用のケーブルとして中高音域用
のケーブルよりも相対的に導体断面積の大きいものを使
用することが多い。A speaker cable having a larger conductor cross-sectional area is suitable for reproduction in a low frequency range. In a bi-wiring connection system, a cable for a low frequency range has a relatively larger conductor cross-sectional area than a cable for a middle and high frequency range. Often large ones are used.
【0005】また、スピーカーケーブルとして、スター
カッド構造と呼ばれる4心のケーブルがある。その構造
は、それぞれ対角線上にある2本の絶縁線心同志を短絡
し1心として使用するのが通常である。4心の識別は、
絶縁体に付与される色により行われ、対角線上にある絶
縁線心を同色とするのが通常である。As a speaker cable, there is a four-core cable called a star quad structure. In such a structure, two insulated wire cores on diagonal lines are generally short-circuited and used as one core. Identification of 4 hearts,
This is performed by the color given to the insulator, and the diagonal insulated wire core is usually made the same color.
【0006】[0006]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】バイワイヤリング接続
方式では、スピーカーケーブルを片チャンネル2本使用
する必要があり、而も音域の異なるもの毎に導体断面積
の異なったつまり2種類のケーブルが必要となる。In the bi-wiring connection method, it is necessary to use two speaker cables on one channel, and it is necessary to use two types of cables having different conductor cross-sectional areas for different sound ranges. Become.
【0007】4心のスターカッドケーブルでは、識別が
2色による識別のため、低音域用と中高音域用とに分け
て使用する場合、テスター等で極性を確認することが必
要となる。In a four-core star quad cable, the identification is performed in two colors. Therefore, when the four-core star quad cable is used separately for the low-tone range and the middle-high range, it is necessary to confirm the polarity using a tester or the like.
【0008】本発明は、前述した従来技術の問題点に鑑
み、スターカッドタイプのケーブルとしてもバイワイヤ
リング接続方式のケーブルとしても不自由なく使用で
き、使い勝手の良いこの種のスピーカーケーブルを提供
することに目的がある。The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides a speaker cable of this kind which can be used without difficulty as a star quad type cable or a bi-wiring connection type cable and which is easy to use. There is a purpose.
【0009】[0009]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明により提供するス
ピーカーケーブルは、相対的に導体断面積の異なる絶縁
線心を2本ずつ有した4心のケーブルであって、絶縁線
心の絶縁体の色を導体断面積が同一となるもの同志で同
色とし且つ導体断面積が異なるもの同志で異色とし、導
体断面積の大きい絶縁線心1本の絶縁体と導体断面積の
小さい絶縁線心1本の絶縁体にそれらの色とは異なる色
の識別手段を付与し、絶縁体が同色となる絶縁線心同志
を隣合わせ、識別手段を有する絶縁線心同志を対角線上
にあるように配置したことを特徴とする。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A speaker cable provided by the present invention is a four-core cable having two insulated wires each having a relatively different conductor cross-sectional area. Insulators with the same conductor cross-section have the same color and have different conductor cross-sections, have different colors, and have different conductor cross-sections. One insulator with a large conductor cross-section and one insulator with a small conductor cross-section That the insulators are provided with identification means of colors different from those colors, the insulation cores having the same color are arranged next to each other, and the insulation cores having the identification means are arranged diagonally. Features.
【0010】[0010]
【実施例】図1は、本発明にかかるスピーカーケーブル
の一実施例を示すものである。FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a speaker cable according to the present invention.
【0011】共通のシース1の中に集合された4本の絶
縁線心2,3,4,5は、各々導体6の周上に絶縁体7
を施して外径を統一して形成されるが、相対的に導体断
面積の大きい2本の絶縁線心2,3と導体断面積の小さ
い絶縁線心4,5とからなっている。The four insulated wires 2, 3, 4, and 5 assembled in the common sheath 1
, The outer diameter of the conductor is made uniform, but is composed of two insulated wires 2, 3 having a relatively large conductor cross-sectional area and insulated wires 4, 5 having a relatively small conductor cross-sectional area.
【0012】導体断面積の大きい2本の絶縁線心2,3
は、絶縁体を特定の色Aで色付けされ、導体断面積の小
さい2本の絶縁線心4,5は、絶縁体を特定の色Bで色
付けされ、もって、導体断面積の異なる同志で異色の絶
縁体とされる。Two insulated wires 2, 3 having a large conductor cross section
Is that the insulator is colored with a specific color A, and the two insulated wires 4 and 5 having a small conductor cross-section are colored with a specific color B of the insulator, so that different conductors have different conductor cross-sections. And insulator.
【0013】導体断面積の大きい1本の絶縁線心2と、
導体断面積の小さい1本の絶縁線心5には、識別手段と
してそれらの絶縁体とは異なる色Cにより直線状のマー
キング8が付与されたものである。マーキングに限ら
ず、色相が判別できるものであれば良い。One insulated wire core 2 having a large conductor cross-sectional area;
One insulated wire core 5 having a small conductor cross-sectional area is provided with a linear marking 8 by a color C different from those insulators as identification means. It is not limited to the marking, but may be any as long as the hue can be determined.
【0014】そして、導体断面積の等しい同志つまり絶
縁体が同色の絶縁線心同志2と3、4と5のそれぞれを
隣合わせとし、導体断面積の大きいマーキング付きの絶
縁線心2と導体断面積の小さいマーキング付きの絶縁線
心5同志が対角線上にあるように配置されるものであ
る。勿論、マーキングのない導体断面積の異なる1本ず
つの絶縁線心3と4も対角線上にあるように配置され
る。The conductors having the same conductor cross-sectional area, that is, the insulators have the same color, and the insulation wire cores 2, 3, 4, and 5 are adjacent to each other, and the marked insulation wire core 2 having a large conductor cross-section and the conductor cross-section are provided. Are arranged so that the insulated wire cores 5 with small markings are on diagonal lines. Of course, the insulated wire cores 3 and 4 having different conductor cross-sectional areas without marking are also arranged so as to be on a diagonal line.
【0015】前述の如く構成されたスピーカーケーブル
をバイワイヤリングとして用いる場合には、導体断面積
の大きい2本の絶縁線心2,3をその色Aにより低音域
用として確認選択し而もマーキング8の有無で「+−]
の極性を確認して、低音域用のターミナルへ接続すると
ともに、導体断面積の小さい2本の絶縁線心4,5をそ
の色Bにより中高音域用として確認選択し而もマーキン
グ8の有無で「+−]の極性を確認して、中高音域用の
ターミナルへ接続すれば良い。従って、一々テスター等
でチェックすることなく、簡単且つ正確にバイワイヤリ
ング接続を成就することができる。When the speaker cable constructed as described above is used for bi-wiring, two insulated wires 2, 3 having a large conductor cross-sectional area are confirmed and selected for the low frequency range by the color A, and the marking 8 is also used. "+-] With or without
And connect it to the terminal for the low frequency range, and confirm and select the two insulated wires 4, 5 having a small conductor cross-sectional area for the middle and high frequency range based on the color B. It is sufficient to confirm the polarity of "+-" and connect to the terminal for the mid-high range, so that bi-wiring connection can be achieved easily and accurately without checking with a tester or the like.
【0016】一方、本実施例のスピーカーケーブルをス
ターカッドタイプとして用いる場合には、マーキングの
ある導体断面積の異なる1本ずつの絶縁線心2と4、マ
ーキングのない導体断面積の異なる1本ずつの絶縁線心
3と5のそれぞれに分けて各々の導体同志を短絡接続
し、マーキングのある・なしで「+−」の極性を確認し
て、所定のターミナルへの接続に供すれば良く、誤接続
の心配がない。On the other hand, when the speaker cable of this embodiment is used as a star quad type, one insulated wire core 2 and 4 each having a different conductor cross-sectional area with a mark, and one each having a different conductor cross-sectional area without a mark are used. Insulated wire cores 3 and 5 are divided into respective conductors and short-circuited to each other, and the polarity of "+-" can be confirmed with or without marking, and then connected to a predetermined terminal. There is no worry about incorrect connection.
【0017】[0017]
【発明の作用・効果】以上説明したような本発明のスピ
ーカーケーブルによれば、バイワイヤリングとして用い
るときには、絶縁体の色の確認と同色の絶縁体同志のマ
ーキングの有無を確認することにより、低音域用と中高
音域用に選別でき而も各音域における極性も確認でき、
従って、テスター等でチェックすることなしにし予定の
バイワイヤリング接続を簡単且つ正確に行うことができ
る。According to the speaker cable of the present invention as described above, when used as bi-wiring, low color can be obtained by confirming the color of the insulator and confirming the presence / absence of marking between insulators of the same color. It can be selected for the range and the middle and high range, and the polarity in each range can be confirmed,
Therefore, the scheduled bi-wiring connection can be easily and accurately performed without checking with a tester or the like.
【0018】また、導体断面積の異なる1本ずつの絶縁
線心をマーキングのあるものとそうでないものとに分け
て、導体同志を短絡接続することにより、マーキングの
有無で極性を確認させるスターカッドタイプのケーブル
としても使うことができる。Also, a star quad type in which the insulated wires having different conductor cross-sectional areas are divided into those with markings and those without markings, and the conductors are short-circuited to each other to check the polarity by the presence or absence of markings. Can also be used as a cable.
【0019】上記のように、本発明のスピーカーケーブ
ルは、バイワイヤリング用としてもスターカッドタイプ
のケーブルとしても不自由なく使用でき、使い勝手の良
いこの種のスピーカーケーブルを提供するという所期の
目的は十分に達成できる。As described above, the speaker cable of the present invention can be used without difficulty for both bi-wiring and star-quad type cables, and the intended purpose of providing a user-friendly speaker cable of this kind is sufficient. Can be achieved.
【図1】本発明にかかるスピーカーケーブルの一実施例
を示す横断面説明図。FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing one embodiment of a speaker cable according to the present invention.
1 シース 2 導体断面積の大きい絶縁線心(マーキング付き) 3 導体断面積の大きい絶縁線心 4 導体断面積の小さい絶縁線心 5 導体断面積の小さい絶縁線心(マーキング付き) 6 導体 7 絶縁体 8 マーキング DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sheath 2 Insulated wire with large conductor cross section (with marking) 3 Insulated wire with large conductor cross section 4 Insulated wire with small conductor cross section 5 Insulated wire with small conductor cross section (with marking) 6 Conductor 7 Insulation Body 8 marking
Claims (1)
本ずつ有した4心のケーブルであって、絶縁線心の絶縁
体の色を導体断面積が同一となるもの同志で同色とし且
つ導体断面積が異なるもの同志で異色とし、導体断面積
の大きい絶縁線心1本の絶縁体と導体断面積の小さい絶
縁線心1本の絶縁体にそれらの色とは異なる色の識別手
段を付与し、絶縁体が同色となる絶縁線心同志を隣合わ
せ、識別手段を有する絶縁線心同志を対角線上にあるよ
うに配置したことを特徴とするスピーカーケーブル。1. An insulated wire core having relatively different conductor cross-sectional areas
A four-core cable having a plurality of conductors, each having the same conductor cross-sectional area and the same color for the insulator of the insulated wire core and different conductor cross-sectional areas for different conductors, and having a large conductor cross-sectional area. An insulator of one insulated wire core and an insulator of one insulated wire core having a small conductor cross-sectional area are provided with identification means of different colors from those colors, and the insulated wire cores in which the insulators have the same color are adjacent to each other, A speaker cable, wherein insulated wires having identification means are arranged diagonally.
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JP13683692A JP3243836B2 (en) | 1992-05-28 | 1992-05-28 | Speaker cable |
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JP13683692A JP3243836B2 (en) | 1992-05-28 | 1992-05-28 | Speaker cable |
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JPH05325659A JPH05325659A (en) | 1993-12-10 |
JP3243836B2 true JP3243836B2 (en) | 2002-01-07 |
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JP13683692A Expired - Fee Related JP3243836B2 (en) | 1992-05-28 | 1992-05-28 | Speaker cable |
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